Leadership

About Genesis Energy

The Genesis Energy leadership team is committed to providing an integrated suite of transportation, storage and marketing services to oil and gas producers, refineries and other customers. Successfully executing this strategy will enable us to generate sustainable cash flow to allow us to make quarterly cash distributions to our unitholders and to increase those distributions over time.

We maintain a balanced and diversified portfolio of assets to service our customers while optimizing our existing assets. We regularly enhance services and offer new services to customers in our supply and logistics segment. At Genesis Energy, we are always expanding the geographic reach of our refinery services and supply and logistics segments. Our leadership focuses on broadening our asset base through strategic organic development projects, as well as acquisitions.

Executive Management Team

Grant E. Sims

CEO

Grant E. Sims has served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of our general partner since August 2006 and Chairman of the Board of our general partner since October 2012. Mr. Sims was affiliated with Leviathan Gas Pipeline Partners, LP from 1992 to 1999, serving as the Chief Executive Officer and a director beginning in 1993 until he left to pursue personal interests, including investments. Leviathan (subsequently known as El Paso Energy Partners, L.P. and then GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P.) was a NYSE listed master limited partnership. As of February 10, 2017, Mr. Sims is a director of one other public company, WildHorse Resources Development Corporation. Mr. Sims has an established track record of developing strong companies and has led his companies through a period of substantial growth while increasing geographic and operational diversity. Mr. Sims provides leadership skills, executive management experience and significant knowledge of our business environment, which he has gained through his vast experience with other MLPs.

Robert V. Deere

CFO

Robert V. Deere has served as Chief Financial Officer since October 2008. Mr. Deere served as Vice President, Accounting and Reporting at Royal Dutch Shell from 2003 to 2008.

Stephen M. Smith

Vice President and General Manager, Supply and Logistics

Stephen M. Smith has served as Vice President of our general partnership since February 2010. Mr. Smith is responsible for the commercial aspects of our Supply and Logistics segment. Since 2009, Mr. Smith has served in various capacities within our commercial development and finance groups. He was a Principal for the energy investment banking group at Banc of America Securities from 2006 to 2009.

Rick R. Alexander

Vice President and General Manager, Marine

Richard R. Alexander has served as Vice President of our general partnership since November 2014. Mr. Alexander is responsible for the commercial aspects of our Marine Transportation segment. Since 2008, Mr. Alexander has served in various capacities within our marine operations.

Karen N. Pape

Senior Vice President & Controller

Karen N. Pape has served as Senior Vice President and Controller of our general partner since July 2007 and served as Vice President and Controller from May 2002 until July 2007.

Kristen O. Jesulaitis

General Counsel

Kristen O. Jesulaitis has served as an executive officer of our general partner since January 2017. Ms. Jesulaitis has served as our General Counsel since July 2011. She is responsible for all legal functions of Genesis, including acquisitions and commercial transactions, compliance and regulatory affairs, corporate governance, securities, and finance. Prior to joining Genesis, Ms. Jesulaitis was a partner at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP principally engaged in the areas of corporate and securities law, with primary focus in the midstream energy sector.

William S. Goloway

Vice President, Gulf of Mexico

William S. Goloway has served as Vice President of our general partner since January 2017. Mr. Goloway has been responsible for the commercial aspects of our offshore Gulf of Mexico assets from the time we acquired these offshore assets from Enterprise Products in 2015. Prior to this acquisition, Mr. Goloway served in various roles within the offshore group at Enterprise Products since 2005.

Garland G. Gaspard

Senior Vice President, Operations and Engineering

Garland G. Gaspard has served as Vice President of our general partner since January 2017 and is responsible for the operational aspects of our onshore and offshore pipelines, rail facilities, terminals, offshore facilities and assets, engineering, trucking and health, safety, security and environmental compliance. Mr. Gaspard joined Genesis in 2015 as a result of our acquisition of the offshore Gulf of Mexico assets from Enterprise Products and has had responsibility for the operational aspects of our offshore assets since that time. Prior to this acquisition, Mr. Gaspard served in various capacities within Enterprise Products’ operations including underground gas storage, natural gas liquids, natural gas pipelines and offshore operations.

Chad A. Landry

Vice President and General Manager, Refinery Services

Chad A. Landry has served as Vice President of our general partner since January 2017. Mr. Landry joined Genesis in 2013 and since that time has been responsible for all operational and commercial aspects of our refinery services segment. Prior to joining Genesis, he spent 14 years at Axiall Corporation (Georgia Gulf), most recently as Vice President – Chlor-Alkali & Vinyls.

Ryan S. Sims

Vice President, Finance, Planning and Corporate Development

Ryan S. Sims has served as Vice President of our general partner since January 2017. Mr. Sims joined Genesis in 2011 and most recently was responsible for the operational and commercial aspects of our rail and terminals businesses. Prior to joining Genesis, Mr. Sims spent six years in the investment banking industry.

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About Genesis Energy

Genesis Energy, L.P. is a midstream energy master limited partnership headquartered in Houston, Texas, with a diverse portfolio of customers, operations and assets, including refinery-related plants, pipelines, storage tanks and terminals, marine operations, and trucks and truck terminals. We give highly specialized customer attention focused on the midstream segment of the oil and gas industry, pulp and paper mills, mining operations and other industries.